Recipes

Detailed recipes and instructions for cooking various sauces, sides, starters and main courses.

Pico de gallo

Pico de gallo

Pico de gallo is a Mexican tomato salsa. It is really fresh, made in an instant, and it works really well with grilled food. I use shallots here for their mild flavor, but feel free to use red or yellow onion instead.

BBQ Ribs

The Ribs Guide

Ribs are fun to grill, and turn out really good. It is the perfect food to share when you have friends over. There are a few steps required for optimal results, and I have collected them here in my “ribs manual”.

Sweet hickory BBQ sauce

Sweet hickory bbq sauce

This is a bbq sauce meant to use for both glazing and as a side dish. If you use it for glazing, add another tablespoon of brown sugar. It has a nice soft sting from the ground ginger and Worchestershire sauce, but it isn’t hot in any way.

Henrik’s Original Pork Rub

Hank’s Original Pork Rub

Hank’s Original Pork Rub is my own dry rub specifically composed for pork butts, ribs et.c. It is a classic rub, not too hot. If you prefer a hotter rub, add cayenne pepper or ground ancho chile pepper, whichever you prefer. This is a small batch, so it is enough for a large rack of ribs. If you want to, you can double or triple the recipe and store it in the fridge.

Cognac sauce

Cognac sauce

Cognac sauce is a savory classic. It is best served with various meat dishes, and the cognac adds a touch of sweetness and complexity. Feel free to replace the thyme with another spice of your liking.

Lobster soup

Lobster soup

Lobster soup is a luxurious dish if you ask me. It takes some time to make, but it is definitely worth the wait. You can make the soup a day in advance, then just heat it up and serve.

Brantevik Herring

Brantevik herring

This type of marinade isn’t that common, but it is very good. It contains a lot of sugar, but the sweetness is very welcome as a complement to all the other salty marinades.